CGIAR Fund

Fund Council Membership

 

CGIAR Fund Council (2013 – 2015)

The Fund Council is a representative body of Fund donors and other stakeholders.

CONSTITUENCY

MEMBER

Non-OECD DAC1

Asia

 

China

India

Europe and Central Asia

Russian Federation

Latin America and Caribbean

Mexico

Pacific

TBD

Sub-Saharan Africa

Nigeria

South Africa

West Asia and North Africa

Turkey (2013) 2

OECD DAC3

Asia

Japan

Europe

European Commission

France (2013) 4

Norway

The Netherlands

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom

North America

Canada

USA

Pacific

Australia

Multilateral Organizations

 

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

 

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

 

The World Bank

Foundations

 

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

GFAR

Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR)

Regional Fora

Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI)
1Non-members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development   (OECD)
2 Turkey will represent the constituency in 2013 followed by Iran in 2014
3 Members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development   (OECD)
4 One regular seat in the European constituency will be shared by France (2013), Ireland (2014) and Belgium (2015)

 

Fund Council Chair
The Fund Council Chair is nominated by the World Bank President from among the Vice Presidents of the World Bank, after informal consultation with the Fund Donors. The Chair leads the conduct of the Fund Council’s business, chairs the Fund Council meetings, and represents the CGIAR Fund in external fora. The current chair is Rachel Kyte. Kyte was appointed Fund Council Chair on November 9, 2011, by the Fund Council.